ANKARA (AA) – Germany, Egypt, France, and Jordan voiced their commitment on Saturday to a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine for lasting peace in the Middle East. Following a meeting of these countries’ foreign ministers in Munich, a joint statement said the they “continue their coordination and consultation with...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi will visit Qatar on Monday with a high-ranking delegation, according to Iranian media. The visit comes at the official invitation of Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, state news agency IRNA reported. During the visit, the Iranian leader will witness the signing of several agreemen...
A video showing a hijab-wearing Muslim student being heckled by a Hindu far-right mob in the state of Karnataka has caused outrage in India. Muskan Khan was surrounded by men wearing saffron scarves as she arrived at her college in the city of Mandya. Khan said that as she confronted the protestors, she found that […]
A new study shows that the world’s largest corporations plan to reduce absolute carbon emissions by only 40% on average. That’s far short of the 100% promised by their net-zero claims. The analysis published Monday by NewClimate Institute and Carbon Market Watch, found that the climate pledges of most multinational firms cannot be taken at [&h...
Tony-Lee Thulsie and Brandon-Lee Thulsie, who were arrested in July 2016, pleaded guilty as part of a plea bargain with the prosecution Johannesburg, South Africa, AFP A South African court convicted and jailed twin brothers on Monday over plans to attack the US embassy in Pretoria and join the Islamic State group, local media reported. [&hell...
Prominent Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah was detained by the Indian army on Friday, under terrorism and sedition laws in Indian-held Kashmir. Shah is the founder and editor of the widely read local news website The Kashmir Walla. The 33-year-old has reported about Kashmir for several international publications, including the UK-based Guardian ...
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation or OIC on Sunday welcomed Amnesty International’s recent report on Israeli apartheid against the Palestinian people. Amnesty’s investigation shows Israel imposes a “system of oppression and domination over Palestinians, which constitutes a crime against humanity.” The OIC hailed the report as a con...
More detais are emerging in the killing of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. Neighbors say they had no idea that he was the head of the terrorist group. When U.S. forces flew over the Syrian town of Atme, wherel-Qurashi was hiding, resident Mahmoud Shehadeh mistook the sound of helicopters for a storm. In the […]
The Israeli municipality in Jerusalem has approved the construction of over 3,000 settlement units east of the city since the start of 2022, Anadolu Agency reports. The four settlement are planned on the Palestinian town of Isawiya. Plans include construction of 1,500 housing units, 200 protected rooms, and 500 student bedrooms on 150 acres,...
Over four million people in the U.S. quit their jobs in December, according to figures released Tuesday by the United States Department of Labor. That represents a decline of 200,000 from November, data showed. Job openings rose slightly by 150,000 to reach 10.9 million in December, up from 10.7 million in November. The market expectation [&h...
